英语词汇hundreds and thousands的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hundreds and thousands
词源	hundreds and thousands. Very small pieces of confits or candy used as the topping on small cakes. The term was first re- corded about 1830.
随便看	quick and the dead quick as a dog can lick a dish quick as a wink quick as greased lightning quick as or before you can say jack robinson quick-change artist quick draw quicker than hell can scorch a feather quicker than you can cook asparagus quicker’n a snake goin’ through a holler log quickie quick mettle quicksand quicksilver quick time march quick watson the needle quick with child quid quiddity quidnunc quid of tobacco quid pro quo quiet american quietus qui-hy

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